Vishnudeo Sai (born 21 February 1964) is an Indian politician, served as State President of
Bharatiya Janata Party
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for
Chhattisgarh
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from 2020 until 2022. He was
Union Minister of State
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for
Steel
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in
First Modi ministry
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. He was a member of the
16th Lok Sabha
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representing the
Raigarh
Raigarh is a city in Eastern Chhattisgarh.
History
The tradition preserved by the ruling family of the erstwhile state of Raigarh maintains that the Raj Gond family migrated to this region from Bairagarh/Wariagarh of Chanda district of Mahara ...
constituency of
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...
.
Early life
On 21 February 1964, Vishnu Deo Sai was born to a farmer's family in Bagia village of
Jashpur district
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in the state of
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...
. He did his higher secondary schooling in Loyola Higher Secondary School at Kunkuri, Jashpur.
Personal life
Vishnu Deo Sai was born to Shri Ram Prasad Sai and Smt. Jashmani Devi on 21 February 1964. He married Smt. Kaushalya Devi in 1991.
Political life
Vishnu Deo Sai's political career started when he was elected unopposed Sarpanch in village Bagia.
* 1990-98 : Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (two terms)
* 1999 : Elected to 13th Lok Sabha
* 1999-2000 : Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the sittings of the House and Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution
* 2000-2004 : Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
* 2004 : Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term), Member, Committee on Information Technology
* 5 August 2007 : Member, Committee on Water Resources
* 2009 : Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
* 31 August 2009 : Member, Committee on Commerce
* 2014 : Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (4th term)
* 9 November 2014: Union Minister of State for Mines, Steel
* 5 July 2016 : Union Minister of State, Ministry of Steel
Social and cultural activities
His interest is in serving people belonging to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, and taking interest in the treatment of sick people.
Special interests
Reading books, upliftment of tribal people by working for their development and serving the poor.
Sports and clubs
*Badminton and Football
References
External links
Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website
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1964 births
Living people
India MPs 1999–2004
India MPs 2004–2009
India MPs 2009–2014
Lok Sabha members from Chhattisgarh
India MPs 2014–2019
People from Raigarh district
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Chhattisgarh
Narendra Modi ministry